The European Capital of Booze
Where is the European Capital of Booze? This post was inspired by a bit of banter with friend and fellow blogger Lucia, over at Turin Epicurean. Anyone that knows someone...
Tagged: beer
Leicester Beer Week
If you’ve been living under a rock all summer then you may not have realised that the very first Leicester Beer Week is just around the corner! YES! From 20th...
What have I been pouring?
After our recent beer trip to The Big Smoke, I acquired a few little beer samples to bring home and I thought you might like to see what I got!...
What makes a British Beer Festival great?
Musing on Beer Festivals After attending the Great British Beer Festival in August, I have been mulling the experience over. It was the first time I have been to this...
Mocktails and Alcohol Free Beer
Boycotting the booze? I recently wrote about the rise of mocktails. This was looking at the relative dearth of high quality, alcohol free cocktails. I was commenting on the...
Great British Beer
I’ve had quite a beer soaked week so far. It is the Great British Beer Festival this week. This was preceded by my first ever British Beer Writers Guild event,...
Welcome to the Two-Tailed Lion
It’s been a good month for new pub openings in Leicester and Leicestershire. The Castle Inn on Castle Street, Mill Hill Cask & Coffee in Enderby and, the only one...
Fancy a pint?
Beer lovers have been delighted to welcome The Head of Steam to Leicester this month. They kindly invited me along to their press launch so I could see for myself...
